יָד

hebrewOld TestamentNoun1,617 occurrences36 books1,445 verses

Definition

a primitive word; a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
Traditional renderings: ( be) able, × about, armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, × bounty, broad, (broken-) handed, × by, charge, coast, consecrate, creditor, custody, debt, dominion, × enough, fellowship, force, × from, hand(-staves, -y work), × he, himself, × in, labour, large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, × mine, ministry, near, × of, × order, ordinance, × our, parts, pain, power, × presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, swear, terror, × thee, × by them, × themselves, × thine own, × thou, through, × throwing, thumb, times, × to, × under, × us, × wait on, (way-) side, where, wide, × with (him, me, you), work, yield, × yourselves.

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָד:

χείρcheir“hand”94%

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

1,617 total

Daniel 1:2בְּיָד֜וֹ · into his hand
And the Lord delivered into his hand Jehoiakim king of Judah, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He carried these off to the land of Shinar, to the house of his god, where he put them in the treasury of his god.
Daniel 1:20יָד֗וֹת · times
In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king consulted them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his entire kingdom.
Daniel 8:4מִיָּד֑וֹ · from his power
I saw the ram charging toward the west and the north and the south. No animal could stand against him, and there was no deliverance from his power. He did as he pleased and became great.
Daniel 8:7מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ · from his power
I saw him approach the ram in a rage against him, and he struck the ram and shattered his two horns. The ram was powerless to stand against him, and the goat threw him to the ground and trampled him, and no one could deliver the ram from his power.
Daniel 8:25בְּיָד֔וֹ · and by his hand; יָ֖ד · by [human] hands
Through his craft and by his hand, he will cause deceit to prosper, and in his own mind he will make himself great. In a time of peace he will destroy many, and he will even stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be broken off, but not by human hands.
Daniel 9:10בְּיַ֖ד · through
…and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God to walk in His laws, which He set before us through His servants the prophets.
Daniel 9:15בְּיָ֣ד · hand
Now, O Lord our God, who brought Your people out of the land of Egypt with a mighty hand, and who made for Yourself a name renowned to this day, we have sinned; we have acted wickedly.
Daniel 10:4יַ֧ד · the bank
On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, as I was standing on the bank of the great river, the Tigris,
Daniel 10:10יָ֖ד · a hand; יָדָֽי׃
Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
Daniel 11:11בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ · into the hand of his [enemy]
In a rage, the king of the South will march out to fight the king of the North, who will raise a large army, but it will be delivered into the hand of his enemy.
Daniel 11:16בְיָדֽוֹ׃ · in his hand
The invader will do as he pleases, and no one will stand against him. He will establish himself in the Beautiful Land, with destruction in his hand.
Daniel 11:41מִיָּד֔וֹ · from his hand
He will also invade the Beautiful Land, and many countries will fall. But these will be delivered from his hand: Edom, Moab, and the leaders of the Ammonites.
Daniel 11:42יָד֖וֹ · his power
He will extend his power over many countries, and not even the land of Egypt will escape.
Daniel 12:7יַד־ · When the power
And the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, raised his right hand and his left hand toward heaven, and I heard him swear by Him who lives forever, saying, “It will be for a time, and times, and half a time. When the power of the holy people has finally been shattered, all these things will be completed.”
Hosea 2:10מִיָּדִֽי׃ · out of My hands
And then I will expose her lewdness in the sight of her lovers, and no one will deliver her out of My hands.
Hosea 7:5יָד֖וֹ
The princes are inflamed with wine on the day of our king; so he joins hands with those who mock him.
Hosea 12:7בְּיָד֛וֹ · in his hands
A merchant loves to defraud with dishonest scales in his hands.
Hosea 12:10וּבְיַ֥ד · through
I spoke through the prophets and multiplied their visions; I gave parables through the prophets.
Hosea 13:14מִיַּ֤ד · from the power
I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.
Hosea 14:3יָדֵ֑ינוּ · of our own hands
Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”
Joel 3:8בְּיַד֙ · into the hands
I will sell your sons and daughters into the hands of the people of Judah, and they will sell them to the Sabeans—to a distant nation.” Indeed, the LORD has spoken.
Amos 1:8יָדִ֜י · My hand
I will cut off the ruler of Ashdod and the one who wields the scepter in Ashkelon. I will turn My hand against Ekron, and the remnant of the Philistines will perish,” says the Lord GOD.
Amos 5:19יָדוֹ֙ · his hand
It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.
Amos 7:7וּבְיָד֖וֹ · in His hand
This is what He showed me: Behold, the Lord was standing by a wall true to plumb, with a plumb line in His hand.
Amos 9:2יָדִ֣י · My hand
Though they dig down to Sheol, from there My hand will take them; and though they climb up to heaven, from there I will pull them down.
Micah 2:1יָדָֽם׃ · in their hands
Woe to those who devise iniquity and plot evil on their beds! At morning’s light they accomplish it because the power is in their hands.
Micah 5:9יָדְךָ֖ · Your hand
Your hand will be lifted over your foes, and all your enemies will be cut off.
Micah 5:12מִיָּדֶ֑ךָ · from your hand
I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.
Micah 5:13יָדֶֽיךָ׃ · of your own hands
I will also cut off the carved images and sacred pillars from among you, so that you will no longer bow down to the work of your own hands.
Micah 7:16יָד֙ · their hands
Nations will see and be ashamed, deprived of all their might. They will put their hands over their mouths, and their ears will become deaf.
Habakkuk 3:4מִיָּד֖וֹ · from His hand
His radiance was like the sunlight; rays flashed from His hand, where His power is hidden.
Habakkuk 3:10יָדֵ֥יהוּ · its hands
The mountains saw You and quaked; torrents of water swept by. The deep roared with its voice and lifted its hands on high.
Zephaniah 1:4יָדִי֙ · My hand
“I will stretch out My hand against Judah and against all who dwell in Jerusalem. I will cut off from this place every remnant of Baal, the names of the idolatrous and pagan priests—
Zephaniah 2:13יָדוֹ֙ · His hand
And He will stretch out His hand against the north and destroy Assyria; He will make Nineveh a desolation, as dry as a desert.
Zephaniah 2:15יָדֽוֹ׃ס · his fist
This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.
Zephaniah 3:16יָדָֽיִךְ׃ · let your hands
On that day they will say to Jerusalem: “Do not fear, O Zion; do not let your hands fall limp.
Haggai 1:1בְּיַד־ · through
In the second year of the reign of Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, stating
Haggai 1:3בְּיַד־ · through
Then the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
Haggai 2:1בְּיַד־ · through
On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:
Haggai 2:14יְדֵיהֶ֑ם · of their hands
Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.
Haggai 2:17יְדֵיכֶ֑ם · of your hands
I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.
Zechariah 2:1וּבְיָד֖וֹ · in his hand
Then I lifted up my eyes and saw a man with a measuring line in his hand.
Zechariah 2:9יָדִי֙ · My hand
I will surely wave My hand over them, so that they will become plunder for their own servants. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent Me.”
Zechariah 4:9יְדֵ֣י · The hands; וְיָדָ֣יו · and his hands
“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
Zechariah 4:10בְּיַ֥ד · in the hand
For who has despised the day of small things? But these seven eyes of the LORD, which scan the whole earth, will rejoice when they see the plumb line in the hand of Zerubbabel.”
Zechariah 4:12בְּיַ֗ד · beside
And I questioned him further, “What are the two olive branches beside the two gold pipes from which the golden oil pours?”
Zechariah 7:7בְּיַד֙ · through
Are these not the words that the LORD proclaimed through the earlier prophets, when Jerusalem and its surrounding towns were populous and prosperous, and the Negev and the foothills were inhabited?’”